Rhaptopetalum

Rhaptopetalum coriaceum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Scytopetaloideae
Genus: Rhaptopetalum
Species: R. beguei – R. belingense – R. breteleri – R. cheekii – R. coriaceum – R. depressum – R. evrardii – R. geophylax – R. pachyphyllum – R. rabiense – R. roseum – R. sessilifolium – R. sindarense

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Rhaptopetalum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 04. Reference page.

Name

Rhaptopetalum Oliv., 1865

• Type species: Rhaptopetalum coriaceum Oliv.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africaa Regional:Western Africa Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Oliver, D., 1865. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 8: 159

Additional references

• Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C. 2015. A revision of African Lecythidaceae. Kew Bulletin 70(1): 1-68. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-014-9547-4 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Rhaptopetalum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Rhaptopetalum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Rhaptopetalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 July 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Rhaptopetalum. Published online. Accessed: July 04 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhaptopetalum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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